Murray closes gap in rankings

Andy Murray's Olympic gold medal win in London on Sunday has allowed him to close the gap on Rafael Nadal for third place in the world rankings.

The Scot is now just 785 points behind the Spaniard going into the build-up to the US Open which starts in late August.

ATP top 10 rankings: 1. Roger Federer 11435 pts, 2. Novak Djokovic 11270, 3. Rafael Nadal 8905, 4. Andy Murray 8120, 5. David Ferrer 5455, 6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5230, 7. Tomas Berdych 4515, 8. Juan Martin del Potro 3340 (+1), 9. Janko Tipsarevic 3320 (-1) and 10. Juan Monaco 2695. — AFP